EnfranchisementENG
This practical legal publication assists practitioners to navigate the complexities of lease enfranchisement, whether acting for the tenant, leaseholder, or freeholder.
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Overview
This practical legal publication assists practitioners to navigate the complexities of lease enfranchisement, whether acting for the tenant, leaseholder, or freeholder.
Freeholders and tenant clients can be guided through the leasehold enfranchisement process, including collective enfranchisement, the tenant’s right of first refusal, right to manage, and the enfranchisement of a leasehold house.
The commentary has been prepared by experienced legal practitioners with significant knowledge of the enfranchisement legislation, and discusses important issues such as qualifying criteria, participation agreements, valuations, costs, and timetables. There is additional guidance on contractor notification, bona vacantia, County Court and First-tier Tribunal applications, conveyancing processes, withdrawal, and termination.
Precedents provided with this publication include:
- To do lists with timetables;
- Enclosures for clients explaining the process;
- All required statutory forms and notices;
- Tenants' participation agreement;
- Articles of association for a right to manage company;
- Statutory declarations of occupation;
- Deed of surrender of lease
The comprehensive Retainer Instructions ensures nothing is missed and the client is properly advised.
Ready To Use Resources
Choose from ready-to-use legal documents within this Publication.
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- ALERT - The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has become law, however the Secretary of State will need to implement its provisions through secondary legislation, anticipated to take place in stages between 2025 and 2028.“The Leasehold and Freehold Reform Act 2024 has become law, however the Secretary of State will need to implement its provisions through secondary legislation, anticipated to take place in stages between 2025 and 2028.”
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- Full Commentary - Enfranchisement“This section deals with the statutory rights of collective enfranchisement granted to groups of qualifying tenants of flats who own long leases within qualifying premises. There is particular reference to those tenants purchasing the freehold or an intermediate landlord’s interest under the ...”
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- Reference materials
- Overview“Leasehold enfranchisement entitles a tenant to obtain a greater legal interest in the building in which they already own a flat. This can be done by:”
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- Acting for the tenant
- Acting for the freeholder
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